River Hill High School

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River Hill High School
Address
12101 Route 108
Clarksville, Maryland, 21029
USA
Information
School type Public High School (9–12)
Opened 1996
School district Howard County Public Schools
Principal Nick Novak
Vice principal John DiPaula
Grades 9–12
Language English
Campus Suburban
School Colour(s) Blue and Gold
Mascot Hawks
Newspaper The Current
Yearbook Talon
Website River Hill High School website

River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County public school system. It is one of the two former Technology Magnet schools in Howard County, along with Long Reach High School.[1] It currently participates in the county-wide Career Academy initiative as a replacement to the magnet program.

Nick Novak is the current principal and was appointed after Bill Ryan, the previous principal, was assigned to the school board before the 2010-11 school year. He won the "New Principal of the Year" award for the 2010-11 school year. Betsy Coe, Napoleon Saunders, and Dr. John DiPaula are the vice principals.

River Hill High school is consistently recognized as a top-performing high school by various news publications. It garnered a "silver medal" by U.S. News and World Report.[2] It was recognized by BusinessWeek as having the "Best Overall Academic Performance" in all of Maryland.[3] It was ranked 295 out of 1500 high schools in 2009, which represent the top 6 percent of public high schools in the U.S., by Newsweek magazine.[4]

The school borders the boundaries of several other Howard County Schools in including Glenelg High School, Marriotts Ridge High School, Wilde Lake High School, Atholton High School, and Reservoir High School.[5]

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[edit] Students

River Hill High School opened in 1996. It is one of the most prominent schools in the state. The school population peaked in 2002 with 1755 students, but has steadily decreased because several other high schools have opened in Howard County to ease the population strain on the existing schools. The school is known for strong academics with over 99% of the students passing the Maryland high school assessments.[6]

Student population[7]
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
902 1223 1361 1511 1570 1755 1652 1645 1546 1434 1406 1375 1341

[edit] Recent awards

  • River Hill Marching Band received a National Champion title in Group 3 in 2007 and in Group 2 in 2008 within the USSBA.
  • River Hill was named by the U.S. Department of Education a National Blue Ribbon School in 2007, one of only 40 high schools to receive that honor.[8]
  • Former and current physical education teachers Earl Lauer and Brandon Lauer were selected into the MPSSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame. They are the first father and son to be inducted.
  • River Hill FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) was a 10 time State winner in Best Chapter and 7 time Best in State winner.
  • River Hill SGA Executive Board won the National Gold Council of Excellence Award in 2011

[edit] Athletics

LadyHawks during the 2009 class 2A Maryland state championship game at UMBC Retriever Activities Center

The football team finished 23rd on the final 2008 USA Today Super 25 national rankings[9]

River Hill High School has won the following state championships:

[edit] Field Hockey

  • 2010 - state champions

[edit] Wrestling

  • 2003 – State Champions
  • 2009 – Regional Champions
  • Has produced 4 High School All-Americans

[edit] Baseball

  • 2009 – Baseball

[edit] Golf

  • 2008 – Varsity Boys Golf County Champs undefeated regular season 11-0

[edit] Football

  • 2011 - Football
  • 2008 – Football
  • 2007 – Football[10]

[edit] Basketball

  • 2009 – Girls' Basketball Champions
  • 2007 – Boys' Basketball[11]
  • 2006 – Girls' Basketball[12]

[edit] Soccer

  • 2008 – Girls Soccer
  • 2007 – Boys' Soccer[13]
  • 2007 – Girls' Soccer[14]
  • 2006 – Girls' Soccer
  • 2005 – Boys' Soccer
  • 2004 – Boys' Soccer
  • 2003 – Boys' Soccer
  • 2002 – Boys' Soccer
  • 2001 – Girls' Soccer
  • 2000 – Girls' Soccer
  • 1999 – Boys' Soccer
  • 1999 – Girls' Soccer
  • 1998 – Boys' Soccer
  • 1997 – Boys' Soccer
  • 1997 – Girls' Soccer

[edit] Cross country

  • 2009 – Girls Cross Country
  • 2008 – Girls Cross Country
  • 2007 – Boys' Cross Country[15]
  • 2007 – Girls' Cross Country
  • 2004 – Boys' Cross Country
  • 1999 – Boys' Cross Country
  • 1998 – Boys' Cross Country

[edit] Indoor Track

  • 2001 – Boys' 3A-2A Indoor Track[16]
  • 2000 – Boys' 3A-2A Indoor Track

[edit] Tennis

  • 2000 – Girls' Tennis Quintuples[17]
  • 2008-2010 Girls' Tennis County Champions

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Photo gallery

  • River Hill High School

  • Football Field

  • River Hill High School sign

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ MD: Best High Schools. USNews.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  3. ^ America's Best High Schools: Maryland – BusinessWeek. Images.businessweek.com. Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  4. ^ America's Top Public High Schools. Newsweek (2009-06-08). Retrieved on 2011-03-06.
  5. ^ Howard County Public School District Map
  6. ^ "2008 Maryland Report Card: Howard County – River Hill High". http://www.mdreportcard.org/StatDisplay.aspx?PV=34. Retrieved 2008-11-11. 
  7. ^ Maryland State Department of Education
  8. ^ Not cited, author (5 Nov 2007). "No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program". U.S Department of Education web site. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2007/2007-schools.html. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
  9. ^ "Fort Lauderdale's Aquinas finishes season atop Super 25". USA Today. 2008-12-22. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/poll/2008-super25.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-22. 
  10. ^ MPSSAA Football
  11. ^ MPSSAA Boys' Basketball
  12. ^ MPSSAA Girls' Basketball
  13. ^ MPSSAA Boys' Soccer
  14. ^ MPSSAA Girls' Soccer
  15. ^ MPSSAA Boys' Cross Country
  16. ^ MPSSAA Boys' Indoor Track
  17. ^ MPSSAA Girls' Tennis Triples
  18. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1331735/bio
  19. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America's_Best_Dance_Crew_(season_2)
  20. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1943972/

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